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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who beats Ye Zhetai to death in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Three young men.
(b) Four teenage girls.
(c) Two old men.
(d) Two young girls.

2. What was the profession of Fu Lei?
(a) Painter.
(b) Writer.
(c) Translator and critic.
(d) Actor.

3. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?
(a) Chinese history.
(b) Chinese literature.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Biology.

4. Ye Wenjie discovers in college that it is useless to excel at theory without what in astrophysics?
(a) Existential understanding.
(b) Experimental practice.
(c) An understanding of ratios.
(d) Historical understanding.

5. What gift does Ye Wenjie give to Wang Miao when he visits in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Ginseng tea.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A feather pen.
(d) A harp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the furniture made of that Wang examines at Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

2. Who is the source of the papers that are presented to Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

3. What was Wu Han's profession?

4. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?

5. What word from Chapter 13, "Red Coast III" refers to leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others?

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